Scottish Executive

Alcohol Misuse

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address the increase in violent crime caused by binge drinking in light of comments made by the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police.

Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2O-280 on 26 June 2003 which is available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/sch/search.

Housing

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with Glasgow Housing Association Ltd's application for charitable status.

Ms Margaret Curran: This is a matter for the Glasgow Housing Association Ltd.

Housing

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much land was transferred as part of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) houses, (b) shops and (c) other properties were transferred in the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Ms Margaret Curran: This is a matter for agreement between Glasgow City Council and the Glasgow Housing Association.

Justice

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under (a) local legislation, (b) animals and plants legislation, (c) liquor licensing laws and (d) environmental legislation in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Cathy Jamieson: The information requested is given in the following tables.

  Offences Recorded by the Police Under "Local Government Legislation", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


8,093


10,617


14,679


17,277




Aberdeen City


0


2


0


21




Aberdeenshire


7


2


0


5




Angus


2


14


27


6




Argyll and Bute


92


192


86


92




Clackmannanshire


15


60


58


42




Dumfries and Galloway


1


3


10


14




Dundee City


101


112


121


124




East Ayrshire


266


207


173


379




East Dunbartonshire


115


227


244


342




East Lothian


3


3


19


4




East Renfrewshire


46


156


262


317




Edinburgh, City of


0


1


1


1




Eilean Siar


32


15


9


2




Falkirk


130


150


274


224




Fife


135


256


411


407




Glasgow City


3,358


5,361


6,920


6,997




Highland


15


12


146


258




Inverclyde


538


256


170


190




Midlothian


20


11


18


15




Moray


16


1


2


31




North Ayrshire


264


183


149


225




North Lanarkshire


922


947


1,103


4,164




Orkney Islands


0


0


0


0




Perth and Kinross


0


11


4


18




Renfrewshire


403


319


233


328




Scottish Borders


0


0


1


2




Shetland Islands


0


0


0


0




South Ayrshire


2


1


0


189




South Lanarkshire


1,390


1,738


3,720


2,598




Stirling


36


169


249


103




West Dunbartonshire


152


167


111


99




West Lothian


32


41


158


80




  Offences Recorded by the Police Involving "Animals and Plants", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


1,199


1,124


977


1,071




Aberdeen City


84


59


52


52




Aberdeenshire


159


174


103


123




Angus


23


20


17


35




Argyll and Bute


27


34


28


34




Clackmannanshire


8


6


11


9




Dumfries and Galloway


54


34


25


42




Dundee City


64


101


61


50




East Ayrshire


20


39


31


23




East Dunbartonshire


12


11


11


17




East Lothian


0


9


12


9




East Renfrewshire


6


16


6


4




Edinburgh, City of


18


16


11


25




Eilean Siar


13


10


8


2




Falkirk


30


34


26


19




Fife


137


111


95


124




Glasgow City


105


76


86


80




Highland


71


66


83


68




Inverclyde


15


13


13


18




Midlothian


2


3


9


6




Moray


65


66


58


58




North Ayrshire


25


24


18


17




North Lanarkshire


49


27


32


40




Orkney Islands


16


2


4


24




Perth and Kinross


30


23


10


47




Renfrewshire


23


19


30


23




Scottish Borders


10


8


9


14




Shetland Islands


3


3


3


1




South Ayrshire


27


10


14


11




South Lanarkshire


42


33


31


40




Stirling


31


51


47


29




West Dunbartonshire


19


21


22


18




West Lothian


11


5


11


9




  Offences Recorded by the Police of Against "Liquor Licensing Laws", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


808


692


905


799




Aberdeen City


35


25


40


27




Aberdeenshire


50


35


35


37




Angus


8


12


16


17




Argyll and Bute


39


32


32


24




Clackmannanshire


3


9


12


2




Dumfries and Galloway


38


10


13


11




Dundee City


30


37


40


36




East Ayrshire


8


29


24


61




East Dunbartonshire


15


13


34


28




East Lothian


4


8


15


6




East Renfrewshire


4


17


10


3




Edinburgh, City of


12


8


25


40




Eilean Siar


5


3


8


13




Falkirk


27


13


57


12




Fife


80


18


37


47




Glasgow City


133


170


154


133




Highland


72


68


72


64




Inverclyde


3


10


9


12




Midlothian


3


3


8


3




Moray


27


10


20


25




North Ayrshire


20


7


13


17




North Lanarkshire


23


41


19


28




Orkney Islands


6


6


6


6




Perth and Kinross


44


7


7


13




Renfrewshire


17


21


13


23




Scottish Borders


14


6


37


12




Shetland Islands


0


9


3


3




South Ayrshire


13


27


27


49




South Lanarkshire


45


23


28


13




Stirling


13


4


35


10




West Dunbartonshire


11


7


14


9




West Lothian


6


4


42


15




  Offences Recorded by the Police Under "Environmental Legislation1", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


1,193


1,241


1,403


1,581




Aberdeen City


20


22


59


43




Aberdeenshire


86


50


42


23




Angus


22


23


27


29




Argyll and Bute


25


23


30


29




Clackmannanshire


10


11


14


23




Dumfries and Galloway


17


14


8


20




Dundee City


189


197


129


127




East Ayrshire


19


23


22


22




East Dunbartonshire


34


38


50


63




East Lothian


2


5


3


5




East Renfrewshire


5


11


10


21




Edinburgh, City of


15


17


24


54




Eilean Siar


2


0


0


1




Falkirk


17


14


48


69




Fife


29


33


40


41




Glasgow City


302


324


350


406




Highland


35


20


43


42




Inverclyde


25


34


43


24




Midlothian


5


5


4


10




Moray


20


15


23


60




North Ayrshire


44


25


14


29




North Lanarkshire


65


76


47


107




Orkney Islands


0


0


2


1




Perth and Kinross


18


32


31


43




Renfrewshire


39


32


39


37




Scottish Borders


6


16


20


22




Shetland Islands


4


0


2


1




South Ayrshire


16


9


7


18




South Lanarkshire


94


134


208


152




Stirling


8


6


35


19




West Dunbartonshire


12


21


18


31




West Lothian


8


11


11


9




  Note:

  1. Including litter offences.

Music Tuition

Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether all students will be able to learn the instrument of their choice when they undertake the 12 months' free music tuition by primary 6, referred to in A Partnership for A Better Scotland .

Mr Frank McAveety: Local authorities are responsible for the range of music tuition opportunities they plan to make available to pupils. They have been asked to address the need to offer a diverse spread of provision as a condition of the additional funding being made available to meet the above target.

Rail Freight

Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Strategic Rail Authority about adapting the Nith Valley line to allow for the passage of trains with 9 ft 6 in containers.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive has had no discussions with the Strategic Rail Authority on this matter.

Rail Freight

Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what economic benefits there would be in adapting the Nith Valley line to allow for the passage of trains with 9 ft 6 in containers.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive recognises the important contribution rail freight makes to the economy and the environment, and will continue to support the rail freight industry in Scotland through the administration of the Freight Facilities and Track Access Grant schemes. The enhancement of Britain's railway infrastructure is a matter for the Strategic Rail Authority and the Scottish Executive is not aware of any study which has been undertaken to determine the economic benefits of adapting the Nith Valley Line to allow the passage of trains carrying 9 ft 6 in containers.

Rail Network

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the last date is for the commencement of the Larkhall to Milngavie rail line before powers for the line's establishment lapse and what the current situation is regarding commencement of the project.

Nicol Stephen: The Larkhall to Milngavie project is being promoted by Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. I understand that the current parliamentary powers lapse on 21 March 2004.

Rail Network

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has given to the Strategic Rail Authority within the east coast main line capacity utilisation study and whether this advice concentrated solely on the London to Edinburgh route or referred also to the Edinburgh to Aberdeen route.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is in contact with the Strategic Rail Authority regarding the east coast main line route utilisation strategy. As the Strategic Rail Authority's work is at an early stage, it would be premature for the Scottish Executive to provide advice on this matter at this stage.

Rail Network

Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the completion date is for the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link.

Nicol Stephen: Following the Scottish Executive's decision to make available £500,000 for the advancement of the proposals, West Lothian Council is currently preparing the pre-qualification stage for a detailed feasibility study into the project. The study is expected to begin this summer and could be completed by April 2004. A private bill to promote the project could be introduced in 2005, with a view to re-opening the line in 2008.

Road Traffic Act 1988

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Cathy Jamieson: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Causing death by dangerous driving" Under Section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


34


35


32


39




Aberdeen City


0


1


1


1




Aberdeenshire


3


3


3


3




Angus


0


0


0


0




Argyll and Bute


0


3


2


2




Clackmannanshire


1


0


1


0




Dumfries and Galloway


0


0


0


0




Dundee City


1


1


1


0




East Ayrshire


2


0


0


2




East Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




East Lothian


0


0


0


0




East Renfrewshire


0


0


0


0




Edinburgh, City of


0


0


0


2




Eilean Siar


0


0


0


1




Falkirk


0


0


1


3




Fife


2


0


2


5




Glasgow City


3


5


1


1




Highland


7


8


6


4




Inverclyde


0


0


0


0




Midlothian


0


0


0


0




Moray


0


2


3


3




North Ayrshire


0


0


0


0




North Lanarkshire


3


1


3


0




Orkney Islands


0


1


0


0




Perth and Kinross


7


4


3


1




Renfrewshire


0


2


1


3




Scottish Borders


1


0


0


1




Shetland Islands


0


0


2


0




South Ayrshire


0


1


1


3




South Lanarkshire


4


3


1


3




Stirling


0


0


0


1




West Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




West Lothian


0


0


0


0




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Dangerous driving" Under Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


2,112


2,015


2,445


2,804




Aberdeen City


86


86


86


138




Aberdeenshire


155


106


129


100




Angus


5


0


78


108




Argyll and Bute


37


78


48


47




Clackmannanshire


16


23


12


24




Dumfries and Galloway


70


75


65


98




Dundee City


24


3


91


88




East Ayrshire


38


68


53


71




East Dunbartonshire


39


19


30


29




East Lothian


26


14


28


29




East Renfrewshire


31


20


18


28




City of Edinburgh


76


84


101


139




Eilean Siar


8


3


6


6




Falkirk


112


93


122


105




Fife


144


138


188


233




City of Glasgow


304


265


293


348




Highland


152


130


165


160




Inverclyde


23


27


28


37




Midlothian


8


22


24


28




Moray


48


49


67


57




North Ayrshire


46


35


48


66




North Lanarkshire


149


168


181


190




Orkney Islands


21


6


8


6




Perth and Kinross


0


0


69


123




Renfrewshire


44


67


67


55




Scottish Borders


28


42


34


47




Shetland Islands


5


3


2


7




South Ayrshire


65


55


29


52




South Lanarkshire


215


186


213


211




Stirling


81


82


90


80




West Dunbartonshire


28


30


25


21




West Lothian


28


38


47


73




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving carelessly1" Under Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


11,852


10,287


9,510


9,896




Aberdeen City


1,199


989


1,063


1,009




Aberdeenshire


973


769


797


788




Angus


294


208


162


199




Argyll and Bute


262


237


247


257




Clackmannanshire


35


26


28


54




Dumfries and Galloway


340


316


237


294




Dundee City


275


261


200


213




East Ayrshire


232


151


130


171




East Dunbartonshire


137


122


105


116




East Lothian


78


94


80


67




East Renfrewshire


149


99


91


104




City of Edinburgh


384


385


325


272




Eilean Siar


45


39


46


53




Falkirk


117


96


87


89




Fife


1,643


1,603


1,403


1,573




City of Glasgow


1,639


1,439


1,346


1,439




Highland


488


395


437


468




Inverclyde


203


174


165


146




Midlothian


91


92


62


87




Moray


361


302


336


381




North Ayrshire


174


122


127


139




North Lanarkshire


486


429


417


405




Orkney Islands


35


23


36


51




Perth and Kinross


275


266


181


168




Renfrewshire


405


316


337


306




Scottish Borders


104


119


96


113




Shetland Islands


32


20


9


18




South Ayrshire


316


268


177


198




South Lanarkshire


644


566


442


404




Stirling


84


71


71


93




West Dunbartonshire


198


134


139


124




West Lothian


154


156


131


97




  Notes:

  1. Excludes section 3A, Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs.

Road Traffic Act 1988

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 3A(1), (b) 4(1), (c) 4(2), (d) 5(1)(a), (e) 5(1)(b), (f) 6(4) and (g) 7(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Cathy Jamieson: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs" Under Section 3A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


3


1


2


6




Aberdeen City


0


0


0


0




Aberdeenshire


0


0


0


0




Angus


0


0


0


0




Argyll and Bute


0


1


0


0




Clackmannanshire


0


0


0


0




Dumfries and Galloway


0


0


0


0




Dundee City


0


0


0


0




East Ayrshire


0


0


0


0




East Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




East Lothian


0


0


0


0




East Renfrewshire


0


0


0


0




Edinburgh, City of


0


0


0


0




Eilean Siar


0


0


0


1




Falkirk


0


0


0


0




Fife


0


0


0


1




Glasgow City


1


0


0


0




Highland


2


0


0


3




Inverclyde


0


0


2


0




Midlothian


0


0


0


0




Moray


0


0


0


0




North Ayrshire


0


0


0


0




North Lanarkshire


0


0


0


0




Orkney Islands


0


0


0


0




Perth and Kinross


0


0


0


0




Renfrewshire


0


0


0


0




Scottish Borders


0


0


0


0




Shetland Islands


0


0


0


0




South Ayrshire


0


0


0


1




South Lanarkshire


0


0


0


0




Stirling


0


0


0


0




West Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




West Lothian


0


0


0


0




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs" Under Section 4(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


825


793


941


1,001




Aberdeen City


57


34


43


37




Aberdeenshire


21


25


28


25




Angus


3


15


16


10




Argyll and Bute


21


14


14


22




Clackmannanshire


3


3


3


6




Dumfries and Galloway


6


10


13


15




Dundee City


41


64


60


64




East Ayrshire


17


24


16


23




East Dunbartonshire


16


14


12


16




East Lothian


7


2


9


11




East Renfrewshire


14


8


6


11




Edinburgh, City of


55


36


46


53




Eilean Siar


3


2


0


0




Falkirk


14


9


27


16




Fife


46


64


72


82




Glasgow City


236


208


204


235




Highland


22


20


34


35




Inverclyde


18


22


35


39




Midlothian


9


3


3


8




Moray


11


18


18


23




North Ayrshire


14


13


16


23




North Lanarkshire


33


36


51


51




Orkney Islands


0


0


0


0




Perth and Kinross


11


19


19


15




Renfrewshire


34


32


45


54




Scottish Borders


5


2


3


4




Shetland Islands


1


1


0


0




South Ayrshire


17


16


13


14




South Lanarkshire


34


27


49


38




Stirling


9


8


14


17




West Dunbartonshire


25


15


37


27




West Lothian


22


29


35


27




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "In charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs" Under Section 4(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


111


125


119


140




Aberdeen City


7


7


7


7




Aberdeenshire


2


2


3


5




Angus


1


1


4


3




Argyll and Bute


0


1


2


2




Clackmannanshire


0


0


0


0




Dumfries and Galloway


1


7


6


7




Dundee City


2


2


8


9




East Ayrshire


3


2


2


3




East Dunbartonshire


3


3


0


2




East Lothian


4


7


1


2




East Renfrewshire


0


1


1


0




Edinburgh, City of


23


22


12


13




Eilean Siar


0


0


0


0




Falkirk


1


1


7


4




Fife


3


4


7


4




Glasgow City


16


19


14


30




Highland


2


2


2


2




Inverclyde


7


2


3


6




Midlothian


4


7


5


2




Moray


1


0


1


2




North Ayrshire


1


0


4


2




North Lanarkshire


4


2


3


2




Orkney Islands


0


0


0


0




Perth and Kinross


0


1


4


2




Renfrewshire


3


2


4


3




Scottish Borders


8


4


1


7




Shetland Islands


0


0


0


0




South Ayrshire


1


2


1


4




South Lanarkshire


5


5


2


2




Stirling


1


3


3


0




West Dunbartonshire


3


1


3


2




West Lothian


5


15


9


13




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit" Under Section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


7,397


7,139


7,687


7,805




Aberdeen City


336


313


355


383




Aberdeenshire


342


293


295


345




Angus


155


137


172


165




Argyll and Bute


147


168


189


195




Clackmannanshire


48


76


50


61




Dumfries and Galloway


196


176


200


160




Dundee City


257


219


250


269




East Ayrshire


142


115


139


143




East Dunbartonshire


83


92


83


102




East Lothian


80


78


80


74




East Renfrewshire


85


55


66


68




Edinburgh, City of


672


708


672


650




Eilean Siar


61


50


65


58




Falkirk


221


192


227


201




Fife


401


430


448


588




Glasgow City


930


910


1,020


994




Highland


474


426


475


491




Inverclyde


92


89


99


83




Midlothian


118


92


129


139




Moray


144


121


174


161




North Ayrshire


192


138


175


183




North Lanarkshire


472


502


484


460




Orkney Islands


26


35


25


32




Perth and Kinross


232


215


203


214




Renfrewshire


250


224


250


253




Scottish Borders


114


141


166


151




Shetland Islands


44


45


34


52




South Ayrshire


187


174


167


188




South Lanarkshire


353


358


395


348




Stirling


153


154


171


203




West Dunbartonshire


145


130


120


125




West Lothian


245


283


309


266




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "In charge of motor vehicle while blood alcohol content above limit" Under Section 5(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


277


349


411


477




Aberdeen City


7


29


36


42




Aberdeenshire


18


20


20


19




Angus


2


6


13


11




Argyll and Bute


3


6


4


5




Clackmannanshire


1


0


3


6




Dumfries and Galloway


11


9


20


9




Dundee City


3


8


13


33




East Ayrshire


3


10


5


6




East Dunbartonshire


4


6


0


5




East Lothian


2


4


5


2




East Renfrewshire


1


2


3


2




Edinburgh, City of


40


10


18


33




Eilean Siar


2


6


3


3




Falkirk


8


7


16


25




Fife


18


26


38


38




Glasgow City


35


37


38


36




Highland


27


31


42


20




Inverclyde


1


4


5


4




Midlothian


3


3


5


8




Moray


5


15


11


14




North Ayrshire


6


13


8


4




North Lanarkshire


14


24


28


41




Orkney Islands


0


3


1


3




Perth and Kinross


4


8


16


19




Renfrewshire


6


12


6


14




Scottish Borders


3


6


7


13




Shetland Islands


1


2


3


2




South Ayrshire


4


8


4


2




South Lanarkshire


16


14


22


31




Stirling


4


2


8


16




West Dunbartonshire


5


10


1


0




West Lothian


20


8


9


11




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Failure to provide breath specimen at the roadside" Under Section 6(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


932


914


899


989




Aberdeen City


29


31


35


39




Aberdeenshire


32


27


29


36




Angus


22


14


17


14




Argyll and Bute


13


13


15


23




Clackmannanshire


10


12


9


6




Dumfries and Galloway


18


22


20


25




Dundee City


36


35


34


23




East Ayrshire


14


14


21


21




East Dunbartonshire


15


14


5


12




East Lothian


9


14


11


12




East Renfrewshire


14


6


10


9




Edinburgh, City of


75


88


53


80




Eilean Siar


6


7


13


10




Falkirk


27


28


36


35




Fife


46


43


39


52




Glasgow City


149


148


132


155




Highland


66


60


72


80




Inverclyde


9


10


7


17




Midlothian


19


3


13


11




Moray


9


14


10


19




North Ayrshire


24


16


21


16




North Lanarkshire


68


54


69


61




Orkney Islands


4


4


3


1




Perth and Kinross


15


39


23


24




Renfrewshire


27


23


34


27




Scottish Borders


27


6


30


8




Shetland Islands


4


4


0


3




South Ayrshire


20


17


23


23




South Lanarkshire


75


74


57


67




Stirling


11


21


12


28




West Dunbartonshire


10


16


16


20




West Lothian


29


37


30


32




  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Failure to provide a breath, blood or urine specimen at police station" Under Section 7(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


1,279


1,392


1,346


1,370




Aberdeen City


65


43


48


51




Aberdeenshire


40


41


42


44




Angus


10


27


25


22




Argyll and Bute


25


19


27


39




Clackmannanshire


10


13


9


10




Dumfries and Galloway


29


36


19


34




Dundee City


38


49


48


42




East Ayrshire


21


32


35


33




East Dunbartonshire


20


24


13


19




East Lothian


18


13


6


9




East Renfrewshire


14


9


11


14




Edinburgh, City of


99


96


65


93




Eilean Siar


8


11


8


9




Falkirk


34


31


48


44




Fife


73


87


58


76




Glasgow City


264


304


277


260




Highland


61


72


77


83




Inverclyde


17


14


25


27




Midlothian


20


8


12


12




Moray


16


12


10


19




North Ayrshire


30


30


40


26




North Lanarkshire


116


119


118


103




Orkney Islands


4


2


5


4




Perth and Kinross


26


44


36


37




Renfrewshire


33


38


47


42




Scottish Borders


17


17


8


10




Shetland Islands


2


2


1


2




South Ayrshire


22


27


34


37




South Lanarkshire


70


84


80


67




Stirling


18


20


35


27




West Dunbartonshire


26


35


37


28




West Lothian


33


33


42


47

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 81, (b) 84, (c) 86 and (d) 89(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and under the Motorway Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Cathy Jamieson: The available information is given in the following tables. The recorded crime statistics collected centrally do not distinguish legislation at the level of detail requested. In consequence some of the figures given in the tables may include offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.

  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Speeding in restricted areas", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


76,856


71,338


78,555


62,195




Aberdeen City


3,070


4,709


2,764


5,501




Aberdeenshire


1,872


1,981


762


504




Angus


400


386


1,063


1,317




Argyll and Bute


1,064


1,700


1,272


1,492




Clackmannanshire


1,245


816


707


62




Dumfries and Galloway


2,330


1,883


1,671


1,087




Dundee City


614


1,252


1,101


1,052




East Ayrshire


1,152


1,094


549


673




East Dunbartonshire


461


382


409


336




East Lothian


548


431


308


271




East Renfrewshire


1,606


760


1,276


581




Edinburgh, City of


5,648


5,725


8,138


7,382




Eilean Siar


187


113


94


136




Falkirk


3,501


2,328


2,969


878




Fife


6,001


6,459


7,626


7,984




Glasgow City


23,278


21,068


28,954


16,514




Highland


2,569


4,506


2,007


2,170




Inverclyde


1,879


1,172


635


613




Midlothian


705


370


364


410




Moray


392


393


373


190




North Ayrshire


733


665


620


470




North Lanarkshire


4,073


2,772


3,422


4,646




Orkney Islands


161


67


19


99




Perth and Kinross


1,340


1,131


1,653


1,544




Renfrewshire


1,745


971


897


815




Scottish Borders


1,142


1,710


2,942


1,759




Shetland Islands


149


145


140


62




South Ayrshire


1,526


893


644


787




South Lanarkshire


2,465


1,804


2,016


941




Stirling


2,353


1,668


1,370


159




West Dunbartonshire


1,038


846


620


483




West Lothian


1,609


1,138


1,170


1,277




  Note:

  Includes all offences recorded under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 89(1) by section 81(1) and the Trunk Roads (Scotland) Order 1962.

  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Other speeding offences", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


48,480


45,412


44,685


49,610




Aberdeen City


226


125


709


1,047




Aberdeenshire


4,851


3,573


3,762


3,497




Angus


8,206


4,089


4,405


3,478




Argyll and Bute


535


1,041


494


630




Clackmannanshire


5


7


2


661




Dumfries and Galloway


8,671


8,080


6,769


5,665




Dundee City


98


48


29


109




East Ayrshire


992


1,144


603


1,145




East Dunbartonshire


1


0


2


4




East Lothian


2,079


1,445


764


1,613




East Renfrewshire


263


138


41


38




Edinburgh, City of


2,382


2,516


1,038


342




Eilean Siar


3


7


7


2




Falkirk


521


154


88


1,938




Fife


542


558


533


1,644




Glasgow City


2,200


4,848


2,399


2,291




Highland


3,752


1,051


3,990


4,676




Inverclyde


39


15


7


9




Midlothian


271


97


705


349




Moray


789


388


518


385




North Ayrshire


200


250


193


188




North Lanarkshire


181


164


149


5,039




Orkney Islands


4


1


0


19




Perth and Kinross


1,572


4,678


9,034


5,858




Renfrewshire


390


159


76


94




Scottish Borders


5,549


7,284


5,420


3,989




Shetland Islands


56


54


27


13




South Ayrshire


475


317


216


222




South Lanarkshire


2,333


1,643


1,795


1,989




Stirling


840


1,114


570


2,272




West Dunbartonshire


112


125


146


60




West Lothian


342


299


194


344




  Note:

  Includes all offences recorded under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 sections 88 and 89(1) (not by section 81(1)), the Trunk Roads in Scotland (Temporary) Order 1999 and the Trunk Roads in Scotland (Temporary Prohibitions and Temporary Speed Restrictions) Orders for various years.

  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Motorway traffic offences", 1999 to 2002

  


Council Area


1999


2000


2001


2002




Scotland


455


483


576


620




Aberdeen City


0


0


0


0




Aberdeenshire


0


0


0


0




Angus


0


0


0


0




Argyll and Bute


0


0


0


0




Clackmannanshire


0


0


0


0




Dumfries and Galloway


35


3


6


16




Dundee City


0


0


0


0




East Ayrshire


0


0


0


1




East Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




East Lothian


0


0


0


0




East Renfrewshire


0


0


0


0




Edinburgh, City of


2


8


5


19




Eilean Siar


0


0


0


0




Falkirk


19


13


11


13




Fife


121


228


291


329




Glasgow City


106


101


129


169




Highland


0


1


0


0




Inverclyde


0


0


0


0




Midlothian


0


0


4


0




Moray


0


0


0


0




North Ayrshire


0


0


0


0




North Lanarkshire


7


9


24


7




Orkney Islands


0


0


0


0




Perth and Kinross


97


61


22


4




Renfrewshire


6


15


20


21




Scottish Borders


1


0


0


1




Shetland Islands


0


0


1


0




South Ayrshire


0


0


0


0




South Lanarkshire


45


28


28


14




Stirling


4


5


4


3




West Dunbartonshire


0


0


0


0




West Lothian


12


11


31


23




  Note:

  Includes all offences recorded under various motorway traffic statutes.

Sport

Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population has participated in sporting activities in each year since 1987.

Mr Frank McAveety: Information on sports participation is gathered by  sportscotland from NFO World Group's (System Three) Scottish Opinion Survey. Participation is defined as having taken part in sport at least once in the four weeks prior to the survey. To smooth out some of the year-on-year fluctuations attributable to sample variations, the figures have been averaged out over three years and are set out in the following table:

  


Years


% Participation




Adults 16+


Children 8-15




1987-89


58


n/a




1988-90


58


n/a




1989-91


56


n/a




1990-92


54


n/a




1991-93


56


n/a




1992-94


59


n/a




1993-95


61


n/a




1994-96


60


n/a




1995-97


60


n/a




1996-98


61


n/a




1997-99


63


n/a




1998-2000


65


n/a




1999-01


64


n/a




2000-02


62


99

Tourism

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-693 by Mr Frank McAveety on 19 June 2003, what detailed information was available on the costs for developing visitscotland.com (a) internally and (b) externally, as referred to in paragraph 1.5 of eTourism Joint Venture with VisitScotland, Area Tourist Boards, Partnerships UK, and SchlumbergerSema - Business Case ; what revenues from these options were projected, and what revenues will be generated by the joint venture.

Mr Frank McAveety: The information which is publicly available on the costs for developing the visitscotland.com venture is contained within the Public Sector Business Case, a version of which was placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre in October 2002. Any other information, including projected revenues, is commercially confidential and is therefore not available to the public.